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The new TVTropes app (in beta testing) has resurrected The Badge Shop and moderators can now give out award badges via the app and anyone who uses the app can add any other badge to their account for free! Badges are viewable in all sections of the site on the app (Forums, Queries, Discussions, TLP and Reviews)

The new app should be available to the general public within the next couple of weeks!

NEW BADGE SUBMISSIONS:

  • Users can submit designs for new badges for review via this thread. If approved by the moderators and the admins any moderator can then add that new badge to the badge shop via the Badge Shop Manager.
    • New badges should be of higher quality and not appear pixelated like current older badges, we can now upload higher quality images for them.
    • New badges should have a transparent background so they don't show a different color background when on night vision.

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(Started this thread based on this thread/post.)

For those that are unaware, one of the ideas for bringing in some money from the forum-side of the wiki is to sell "badges" (sort-of like the Herald one) that you can buy and put up as part of your "gingerbread" .

The shop can be found by clicking on the "basket" at the top of any post. There is a 1 USD -> 1Þ exchange rate.

Each person who buys a badge will also be able to customize the hover text that people see for their particular badges. (Note: Only plain text is usable for a caption. Potholes and other wiki formatting will not work)

There are three slots under the avatar and above the "title" space to display them. You will be able to get to your gallery (where you can chose which ones you want to show and their order) by clicking on these slots.

If you wish to participate in making the badges, they need to be a max of 24x24 pix.

The only things we are completely keeping out of the store are symbols that are generally associated with any religion (the Yin-Yang and such are more known for other reasons), gender/sex/sexual orientation badges, and ones that infringe on copyrights. If you see things that you think do infringe, you probably don't have to worry about it. Those are images that don't match their originals (the heart container), are free-to-use, or the original copyright owner has lost their privilege to go after the "offending" images by not going after them in the past.

Please use this thread for everything badge-related.

The rest of this post is taken up by badge ideas, links to badges people have made, and default text ideas. NOTE: The list has not been updated in quite a while (and will probably never be) now that badge ideas/submissions appear naturally in the thread and go strait into the shop.


Mod-given

Purchased for own use

Other ideas

Edited by kory on Feb 10th 2025 at 11:26:30 AM

DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#1751: Jun 26th 2012 at 1:38:02 PM

[up] The problem is that there aren't really enough people with enough badges to keep it from being like five people playing.

Anyway, when do we get to hear about the "super secret" idea that was touted about? I still want to know. sad

Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#1752: Jun 26th 2012 at 1:42:45 PM

They might have something planned for the 4th of July and don't want to leak it.

Anyway, I'm going to see if that game idea (using image links to the badges) will work out.

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#1753: Jun 26th 2012 at 1:43:25 PM

Still, I feel a bit upset/offended by the lack of information.

Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#1754: Jun 26th 2012 at 1:52:16 PM

Hey, you didn't even know that there was a plan in the works *checks time stamps* less than 4 hours ago. Be glad they let that much slip and have patience.

(Note:I would not mind finding out, ether. tongue)

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#1755: Jun 26th 2012 at 1:53:08 PM

Still, I don't like the secrecy as a matter of principle.

deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#1756: Jun 26th 2012 at 1:54:45 PM

...What if it's secret because it's supposed to be a surprise?

Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
Cogito Gratia Cogitan
#1757: Jun 26th 2012 at 1:56:31 PM

I think Confidant just doesn't like being kept in suspense. tongue

Ponders too much; thinks too little. Currently goes by Knowlessman.
DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#1758: Jun 26th 2012 at 1:57:22 PM

It's actually a much deeper concern than the badge shop, but this isn't the time or the place for the discussion I would like to have. (Actually, I don't know where the time or place is.)

MorganWick (Elder Troper)
#1759: Jun 27th 2012 at 6:17:19 AM

"Not wanting to spoil the surprise when we pull it off" =/= "admins/Fast Eddie making arbitrary and capricious changes without discussion or announcement".

BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#1760: Jun 27th 2012 at 8:27:53 AM

Now I'm wondering if people have been taking offence to any of the things we've done in April Fool's Days and other such dates. (I've only been involved once, of course.)

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Adannor (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1761: Jun 27th 2012 at 8:31:59 AM

Eh, it's Aprils Fools. It's expected for administration to pull something funny off.

ccoa Ravenous Sophovore from the Sleeping Giant Since: Jan, 2001
Ravenous Sophovore
#1762: Jun 27th 2012 at 9:42:54 AM

It's the internet. Someone, somewhere is taking offense to this very post.

*paranoid eyes*

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#1763: Jun 27th 2012 at 9:45:11 AM

I take offence to that!

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#1764: Jun 27th 2012 at 11:43:49 AM

There is now a new medal to be earned for creating Analysis pages:

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Lock Space Wizard from Germany Since: Sep, 2010
Space Wizard
#1765: Jun 27th 2012 at 11:48:46 AM

[up] You put that badge up for free instead of being unpurchasable like the other awards.

Programming and surgery have a lot of things in common: Don't start removing colons until you know what you're doing.
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#1766: Jun 27th 2012 at 12:08:06 PM

I am soooo tempted to steal one. But I won't.

Also, I don't know if this is rehashing a previous suggestion, but am I the only person who thinks the badges would look better if they were under the avatar titles rather than above them? The titles usually refer directly to the avatar, and it seems weird having a row of badges between them.

edited 27th Jun '12 12:09:30 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Lock Space Wizard from Germany Since: Sep, 2010
Space Wizard
#1767: Jun 27th 2012 at 12:12:11 PM

[up] Yeah, I'd like them to be switched, too.

edited 27th Jun '12 12:13:43 PM by Lock

Programming and surgery have a lot of things in common: Don't start removing colons until you know what you're doing.
32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Think of the mooks!
#1768: Jun 27th 2012 at 12:15:36 PM

All of the awards went through a stage of being able to be "bought." At one point, there was even a loophole to get the Admin badge (I told the mods about it and had it closed before the shop went live for everyone). I think there's some sort of hiccup for those that happens when the award badge first gets added.

Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.
shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#1769: Jun 27th 2012 at 12:23:23 PM

Yeah, it's locked now. Not sure why it does that. *kicks it*

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1770: Jun 27th 2012 at 12:58:17 PM

The headline is pointing me to Administivia.The Badge Shop rather than Administrivia.The Badge Shop. Can this be fixed, please?

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
Cogito Gratia Cogitan
#1771: Jun 27th 2012 at 1:00:01 PM

The M badge was unlocked long enough for someone to get ahold of one, too, but I think that was sorted out.

Damn AT&T ad...

Ponders too much; thinks too little. Currently goes by Knowlessman.
shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#1772: Jun 27th 2012 at 1:00:43 PM

Yep, that was turned over to me. It's just a glitch. It's all sorted out now.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
Cogito Gratia Cogitan
#1773: Jun 27th 2012 at 1:08:58 PM

Just remembered what I was gonna say.

Re: Taking offense/sudden changes *

: There's going to be opposition to pretty much any major change whether or not it's known about in advance; if everyone's told about it and the naysayers are even listened to (which they would and should be), the change might not happen even to see what happens, and we'll never know if it would have worked out. If people aren't told about a change in advance, then people on both sides of the inevitable debate will at least know the details of it and thus have better-informed opinions. In short, I think the admins would rather ask forgiveness than permission.

edited 27th Jun '12 1:10:47 PM by Artemis92

Ponders too much; thinks too little. Currently goes by Knowlessman.
Sessalisk from Wheeeeeeeee Since: Sep, 2011
#1774: Jun 27th 2012 at 7:34:01 PM

Someone's probably brought this up before, but all the zodiac badges are the wrong colour! The only ones that are right are Aries and Scorpio... :P

Maybe there could be different colour versions of them!

Caaan anybody find me... Somebody to ♠
Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
Cogito Gratia Cogitan
#1775: Jun 27th 2012 at 7:40:15 PM

[up] I think they're different colors because copyright. We're walking on eggshells as far as copyright, reason being they're being sold for real money.

edited 27th Jun '12 7:40:34 PM by Artemis92

Ponders too much; thinks too little. Currently goes by Knowlessman.

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